Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in North Macedonia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 1.01 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in North Macedonia peaked at 1.01 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.856 index, in 1981.
North Macedonia ranks 97th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.856 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.8636 index | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8713 index | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.8809 index | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.888 index | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8948 index | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9012 index | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9099 index | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9188 index | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9271 index | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9344 index | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9429 index | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9513 index | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.9589 index | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9669 index | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9747 index | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9819 index | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.986 index | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9897 index | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9922 index | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9935 index | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9932 index | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9912 index | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9892 index | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9888 index | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.989 index | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9898 index | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9918 index | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9936 index | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9958 index | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9979 index | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9996 index | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 1.01 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 98% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 1.01 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8872 index | 0.856 index | 0.9188 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9614 index | 0.9271 index | 0.9897 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9912 index | 0.9888 index | 0.9936 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 0.9958 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More gender data for North Macedonia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 262.64 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.95 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,500 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,500 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 7,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 8,412 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,892 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 8,503 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 8,363 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in North Macedonia?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in North Macedonia was 1.01 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.856 index in 1981.
- How does North Macedonia rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- North Macedonia ranks 97th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.